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Steven Kahn Steven Kahn
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, cosmology, optical astrophysics
Stuart D. Bale Stuart Bale
Dept of Physics
experimental space physics, plasma astrophysics, solar physics, low frequency radio astronomy
Photo of Oliver O'Reilly standing near Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. Oliver O'Reilly
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
continuum mechanics, vibrations, dynamics
Benjamin Safdi Benjamin Safdi
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, particle physics
Eric Norman Eric B. Norman
Dept of Nuclear Engineering
nuclear astrophysics, experimental nuclear physics, homeland security, neutrinos
Prof. Liang Dai Liang Dai
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, physical cosmology
James Evans J. W. Evans
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
production of materials, particularly fluid flow, reaction kinetics, mass transport, electrochemical, electromagnetic phenomena governing processes for producing materials, metals, storing energy
Barbara Romanowicz Barbara Romanowicz
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
earth & planetary science, deep earth structure & dynamics, earthquake processes & scaling laws, real time estimation of earthquake parameters, development of modern broadband seismic and geophysical observatories, planetary seismology
Clayton J. Radke Clayton J. Radke
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
chemical engineering, surface & colloid science technology, protein/polymer/surfactant adsorption from solution, two-phase enzymatic catalysis, interfacial surfactant transport, electrokinetics, pore-level fluid mechanics, contact-lens & eye mechanics
James F. O'Brien James O'Brien
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
School of Optometry
computer graphics, fluid dynamics, computer simulation, physically based animation, finite element simulation, human perception, image forensics, video forensics, computer animation, special effects for film, video game technology, motion capture, machine learning, facial animation, artificial intelligence, geometric algorithms, geometric design and modeling
headshot of Joel Fajans Joel Fajans
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, plasma processing, physics, basic plasma physics, non-neutral plasmas, basic plasma physics experiments, pure electron plasma traps, cyrogenic plasmas, plasma bifurcations, basic non-linear dynamics, autoresonance
Canandgown James W. Rector
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
geoarchaeology, geophysics, acoustics, Seismology, machine learning, energy, carbon capture and storage, oil and gas
Matt Pyle Matt Pyle
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, nuclear physics
headshot of Dan Kasen Daniel Kasen
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, nuclear physics
Chung-Pei Ma Chung-Pei Ma
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, black hole, dark matter, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, cosmic microwave background radiation
Saul Perlmutter sitting at a desk with figures drawn on a white board behind him. Saul Perlmutter
Dept of Physics
cosmology, dark energy, physics, astrophysics experiments, observational astrophysics, supernovae, accelerating universe
Dung-Hai Lee Dung-Hai Lee
Dept of Physics
physics, theoretical condensed matter, topological phase transitions, high-temperature superconductivity, organization principles enabling microscopic degrees of freedom to behave cooperatively, matter and their formation mechanisms, low dimensional quantum magnets, strongly correlated Fermi and Bose fluids
Stephen R. Leone in lab Stephen R. Leone
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Physics
attosecond physics, attosecond chemistry, ultrafast spectroscopy, ultrafast laser, atomic and molecular dynamics, semiconductors, quantum materials, high harmonic generation, soft x-ray, charge transfer, charge migration, nonadiabatic dynamics, conical intersection, carrier dynamics, phonon dynamics, spin dynamics, core exciton dynamics
Raymond Jenaloz Raymond Jeanloz
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
planetary geophysics, high-pressure physics, national and international security, science-based policy
Raffaella Margutti Raffaella Margutti
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, compact object mergers, core-collapse supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, Neutron Stars, radio astronomy, space astrophysics, stellar evolution, supernova shockwaves, supernovae, tidal disruption events
Uros Seljak in 2023 Uros Seljak
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, cosmology, machine learning, Bayesian statistics
Daniel McKinsey Daniel McKinsey
Dept of Physics
dark matter, noble gases, cryogenics, high voltages, particle physics, astrophysics, low temperature physics, detector physics, neutrinos
headshot of Fotini Chow Fotini Chow
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
environmental fluid mechanics, wind energy applications, clouds, large-eddy simulation, turbulence modeling, atmospheric boundary layer flow, flow over complex terrain, wildfire smoke transport, methane emissions, urban dispersion modeling, urban air quality
Richard A. Mathies Richard A. Mathies
Dept of Chemistry
genomics, biophysical, bioanalytical, physical chemistry, laser spectroscopy, resonance Raman, excited-state reaction dynamics photoactive proteins, rhodopsins, microfabricated chemical biochemical analysis devices, forensics, infectious disease detection
Douglas Dreger Douglas Dreger
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
wave propagation, Inverse theory, geophysics, Earthquake strong ground motion, Seismic source modeling, Seismic forensics, Nuclear explosion monitoring, Induced seismicity, Volcanic seismicity
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